Jože is a male given name related to
Joseph
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
. Notable people with this name include:
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Jože Babič (1917–1996), Slovenian film, theatre and television director
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Jože Benko (born 1980), Slovenian football striker
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Jože Berc
Jože Berc (born 5 December 1944 in Bled) is a Slovenian rower who competed for Yugoslavia in the men's eight at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi ...
(born 1944), Slovenian rower
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Jože Bertoncelj
Jože Bertoncelj (6 April 1922 – 16 May 2012) was a Slovenian alpine skier who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele ...
(1922–2012), Slovenian alpine skier
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Jože Brilej (1910–1981), diplomat, politician, ambassador, colonel
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Jože Brodnik (born 1936), Slovenian decathlete
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Jože Ciuha (1924–2015), Slovenian painter
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Jože Dežman (born 1955), Slovenian historian
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Jože Flere (born 1968), Paralympian athlete from Slovenia
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Jože Gazvoda (born 1949), Slovenian alpine skier
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Jože Gerkman
Jože Gerkman is a retired slalom canoeist who competed for Yugoslavia from the mid-to-late 1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 team event at the 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were h ...
, Yugoslav slalom canoeist
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Jože Humer (1936–2012), Slovenian musician
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Jože Ilija
Jože Ilija (12 March 1928 – 19 May 1983) was a Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-1 event at the 1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen.
He was also an ...
(1928–1983), Slovenian slalom canoeist
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Jože Javoršek (1920–1990), Slovenian author
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Jože Klemenčič
Jože Klemenčič (born 3 June 1962) is a Slovenian Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. He competed in the Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre, men's 15 kilometre event at the 1984 Winter Olympi ...
(born 1962), Slovenian cross-country skier
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Jože Knific
Jože Knific (born 17 April 1915, date of death unknown) was a Slovenian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18 kilometre event at the 1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games ( ...
(born 1915), Slovenian cross-country skier
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Jože Kolman
Jože Kolman (born 5 February 1967) is a Slovenian gymnast. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), offi ...
(born 1967), Slovenian gymnast
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Jože Kovač
Joze Kovac (born September 23, 1961) is a former Yugoslav ice hockey player. He played for the Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other lan ...
(born 1961), Yugoslavian athlete
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Jože Kuralt (1956–1986), alpine skier
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Jože Mehle (born 1980), Slovenian cross-country skier
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Jože Melaher, Yugoslav military officer
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Jože Mencinger (born 1941), Slovenian politician
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Jože Međimurec (born 1945), Slovenian middle-distance runner
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Jože Možina
Jože Možina (born 7 April 1968) is a Slovenian historian, sociologist and journalist. Jože Možina was born in 1968 in Šempeter pri Novi Gorici, Slovenia.
Film and TV
He is the author of many documentaries and broadcasts on RTV Slovenia. I ...
(born 1968), Slovenian historian, sociologist and journalist
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Jože Pahor (1888–1964), Slovene writer, playwright, editor and journalist
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Jože Pirjevec
Jože Pirjevec (born 1 June 1940), registered at birth Giuseppe Pierazzi because of the Italianization#Istria, Julian March and Dalmatia, Italianization policy under the Fascist regime, is a Slovenes, Slovene–Italy, Italian historian and a promi ...
(born 1940), Slovene-Italian historian
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Jože Plečnik
Jože Plečnik () (23 January 1872 – 7 January 1957) was a Slovene architect who had a major impact on the modern architecture of Vienna, Prague and of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, most notably by designing the iconic Triple Bridge an ...
(1872–1957), Slovene architect
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Jože Pogačnik
Jože Pogačnik (22 April 1932 – 16 February 2016) was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter.
After studying film directing, Pogačnik first worked as a film critic, before becoming a prominent author of documentary films in the 1960s, ...
(1932–2016), Slovenian film director and screenwriter
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Jože Poklukar
Jože Poklukar (born 30 January 1973) is a Slovenian biathlete. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), ...
(born 1973), Slovenian biathlete
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Jože Prelogar
Jože Prelogar (born 5 March 1959) is a Slovenian football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breakin ...
(born 1959), Slovenian football player and manager
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Jože Privšek
Jože Privšek (19 March 1937 – 11 June 1998), who also presented himself with the pseudonyms Jeff Conway and Simon Gale, was one of the most acclaimed Slovene jazz and pop musicians. He was a pianist, vibraphonist, composer, and conductor ...
(1937–1998), musician
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Jože Pučnik
Jože Pučnik (9 March 1932 – 11 January 2003) was a Slovenian public intellectual, sociologist and politician. During the communist regime of Josip Broz Tito, Pučnik was one of the most outspoken Slovenian critics of dictatorship and la ...
(1932–2003), Slovenian politician
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Jože Smole (born 1965), Yugoslav cyclist
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Jože Snoj (born 1934), Slovenian author
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Jože Toporišič (1926–2014), Slovene linguist
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Jože Vadnov (born 1912), Slovenian gymnast
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Jože Valenčič (born 1948), Yugoslav cyclist
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Jože Vidmar (born 1963), Slovenian slalom canoeist
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Jože Vrtačič
Jože Vrtačič (born 1 February 1980) is a Slovenian sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ...
(born 1980), Slovenian sprinter
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Jože Zidar (1927–2012), Slovenian ski jumper
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Jože Šlibar (born 1934), Yugoslav ski jumper
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Jože Šmit (1922–2004), Slovene poet, translator, editor and journalist
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